
Some reluctance still exist vs. Covid antigen testing
Capitol file photoThere is still some reluctance against rapid antigen testing from Negros Occidental residents tagged as close contacts of COVID-19 positive persons, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, October 28.The provincial government is still conducting rapid antigen testing provincewide to prevent the spread of the virus, he said.However, there are still some people trying to avoid testing by insisting they are not close contacts or do not feel any COVID-19 symptoms, he added.“Some we have to compel to be tested”, Diaz said.The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital and Valladolid molecular laboratories also conduct 300 to 500 RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 a day, he said.The number of COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental has been going down, ...








